Nikita Lavretski
Nikita Lavretski (1994, Minsk, Belarus) is “the most interesting gagman of the invisible Belarusian scene” (per Cahiers du Cinema). His debut feature “Belarusian Psycho” (2015) won the Best Belarusian Film Award at Minsk International Film Festival Listapad. In 2018, he completed a master's degree in film studies at Belarusian State Academy of Arts. Since 2020, his dissident movies, blending fiction and nonfiction, screened at ArtDocFest, DAFilms, Filmadrid and Doclisboa, with “A Date in Minsk” winning the International Competition at the latter festival. His writing on cinema and TV has appeared in “Iskusstvo Kino”, “Afisha”, and “Outskirts”.
The Tiniest Castle of the Nation Found (and for Sale!)
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COOL (News from Belarus)
as Leonid Boulianov (segment "Nano")In this cinematic zine, directors scattered all over the world adapt to screen hilarious and...
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Cinemagic
as Lev ZaretskiAspiring directors Lev Zaretski (a sadist) and Ruslan Romanov (an anime MC) will show you how to...
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Drama
as NikitaThree directors make a movie about the events of their past week. Relationships, work, and...
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Belarusian Psycho
as DmitryA self-proclaimed videographer prodigy sets out to lose his virginity as the 21st birthday...
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The Bear's Lair
as uncreditedA self-portrait in winter. The director is taking a short rest among the key locations of his...
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The Murder on Alibegova Street
as NikitaThe story of a doomed polycule from Minsk.
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Nikita Lavretski
as HimselfA cycle of mundane violence, lust for art, and existential dread—all chronicled in an...
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A Date in Minsk
as NikitaNikita and Volha have been maintaining a dysfunctional relationship for the past 8 years. In the...
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Every Day Love
as uncreditedSimple story about two Belarusian young people in love.
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Magicians of Belarus
as HimselfMagicians in Minsk can be found performing magic tricks every day. What made them choose this...
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Amerykan Boy
as MaksimMaxim, yearning for the departing image of old Minsk, meets his friend Yanka, whom he had not...
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A Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova
as HimselfA found footage documentary about a volatile young filmmaking couple.
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Sad Music
as Himself (voice)A short documentary by Nikita Lavretski.
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Poetry
as The StrangerFriends recite poetry to each other over Skype.
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The Release
as SelfA short comedy documentary about my brother's short career in actionism.
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Lyosha Lyashenko: Idrak's Underpants
as Self (entertainer)Lyosha Lyshenko, the enfant terrible of Russian-language stand-up, tells jokes about maniacs,...
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Movie Talks & Quiz
as Movie ExpertAfter Mike’s so-called friends decline his invitations to discuss movies, he enters the exciting...
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Alexey Suhanok: Stand-Up In the Swamp
as Self (Entertainer)The most postironic comedian of Belarus Alexey Suhanok performs with a double solo program...
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Pochemu zakrylas Galereya 12?
as Himself (voice)A documentary about the closure of a very strange gallery of modern art, which been exists about...
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Two Angry Men Walking Over a Bridge
as HimselfThe filmmakers get confronted by strangers asking help with their political statement.
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Getting Caught by the Rain
as HimselfAfter getting caught in the summer rain, the director hides under the edge of an abandoned shed....
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Neil in Love
as uncreditedA friendzoned teen deals with rejection by felling trees with his bare hands.
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TO RUTH:
as uncreditedA psychological thriller telling the story of a hikikomori obsessed with a female vlogger. The...
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